Folding hammock-support.



J. H. EMMERT.

FOLDING HAMMOGK SUPPORT.

APPLICATION TILED mm: 29, 1907.

Patefited Dec. 2 2, 1908.

W/TNES ES I/ I/E VTORI on the upper ends of the JACOB H. EMMERT, OFPORTLAND, OREGON.

FOLDING HAMMOCK-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 29, 1907.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

Serial No. 381,536.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAooB H. EMMERT, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Hammock- Supports,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings as constituting a part thereof.

My invention has for its object to obtain a folding hammock-Sn port,ineX ensively made of stock materia, adjustab e to suit the varyinglengths of hammocks, and easily transportable.

I attain my object by the construction and arrangement of partsillustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In such drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of my device, arranged as inpractice to support a hammock; Fig. 2 is a partial side elevation; Fig.3 is a sectional detail of the leg hinges; Fig. 4 is a detail of one ofthe hooks, shown in the preceding figures, from which the hammock issupported at its ends; Fig. 5 is a partial side elevation of a modifiedtype of construction of my device; and Fig. 6 is a sectional detail'ofthe leg hinges used in such modified type.

The letters designate the parts described.

My device is made of piping and pipecou lings, commonly found in stockwith dea ers of plumbers su plies. The legs a, b, a, b, consist ofsuitab e lengths of ipe, the lower ends of which are preferably dlosedby means of caps 0, so as to kee out dirt; and

fegs (the pipe lengths being threaded at both ends) are securedtee-couplings d, d. The two legs are jointedly arranged side by side, asshown, by means of an intermediate bushing 6, having an exterior thread,and a smooth inner bore or surface, in which are inserted the reducedends f of the horizontal, telescoping rod f. The latter is convenientlyconstructed of two pieces of pipe, one (f of smaller diameter than andadapted to be slidably inserted in the bore of the other. A reduced endis obtained at the outer end of the pipe of larger diameter, byinserting a rod in said outer end thereof; the parts being threaded. Thesmaller pipe-section f is of a size to fit the eye of the bushing of thetee-con lings for the legs a, b. A collar 9 is provi ed on the smallerpipe-section f to limit the distance the same will enter the eye of thehingejoints of said legs a, b; and the shoulder f serves the same purose as the collar g. It will be noted that t e legs a, b, a, b, whenspread apart and folded together again, pivot on the thread of thebushing, which construction I have adopted, so as to hold saidtee-coupling-joints against lateral displacement. Intermediate of eachpair of tee-cou lings d, d, I place on their connecting bus ing a ringh, provided with an eye h, and a hook i, the parts being arranged toallow the hook sufiicient freedom of motion to facilitate the attachmentof the sup orting end of the hammock thereto. To imit the distance whichthe legs a, b, a, I), spread apart I provide adjustable means. A chainj, is fastened by a clamp 76 to one leg, and 1caught on a hook Z,secured on the opposite Nhen my device is to be arranged in conditionfor transportation, the telescoping rod f is removed, the smallersection thereof pushed into the larger, the legs a, b, a, 7) arrangedside by side, and then the whole may be wrapped together with thehammock, in a parcel convenient for carrying about, or shipping. v

Another feature incidental to the described construction is, one sectionof my hammock supporter may be used as a tripod in camp, from which tosupport camping utensils, the parts, in that case, being so arranged asto rest on the ground, upon one end of the telescoping pipe f, and thelegs of one section end of the device. The hook i, under suchconditions, providing convenient means from which to suspend the cookingutensil.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I show a modified type of construction, and preferredby me. The general features of the joining of the legs are the same, butthe two sections of connectin pipe f, f described in the first mentionedype are replaced by two sections of pipe m, m, of the same diameter andconnected at their inner ends by a sleeve n, brazed on one pipe end andinto which the other pipe end is inserted, when the parts are assembled.The bore of both tee-coupling joints d d of the legs a b and a 6 is ofthe same diameter, and the outer ends of the pipe sections m, m areslidably inserted theren. To secure the inserted pipe ends againstlateral movement in the eyes of said tee-cou lings, I make the rings71,2 with a locking-hook 0, inserted in one of a series of holes 19,therefor made in the pipe ends. The rings k are also provided with hooks41, above mentioned, on which to I lings of each pair of legs, atwo-part separahang the hammock, or cooking utensil. The advantage ofthe last described type of construction is, the parts are somewhateasier made and are less affected by exposure to the weather.

Besides the uses of my device above set forth, the legs could be broughtclose together, so as to be suitable to suspend a childs swing from theconnecting-rod; and furthermore the supporting-frame could be used asthe frame of a canopy.

For cheaper constructions, wooden sticks could be used instead ofpipe-lengths for legs, and likewise a wooden pole could be used insteadof the pipe connecting-rod.

To prevent the inadvertent telescoping of the smaller pipe f into thelarger pipe j, in the type of construction illustrated in Fig. 1, Ifasten a pin g by means of collar and chain 1" and make the smaller pipewith holes 8, in which to insert said pin.

1 claim:

1. A hammock supporter comprising a pair of legs for each end, atee-coupling on the upper end of each leg, bushings inserted in andjointedly connecting the tee-couplings of each pair of legs, a two-partseparable connecting-rod the ends of which are slidably inserted in theeyes of said tee-couplings, means adapted to lock the slidable ends ofthe connecting-rod in place in said tee-coupling, and supporting hookson the tee-couplin A hammock-supporter comprising a pair of legs foreach end, a tee-coupling on the upper end of each leg, bushings insertedin and jointedly connecting the tee-coupble connecting-rod, the ends ofwhich are slidably inserted in the eyes of said tee-couplings, a hookarranged tobe inserted in one of a series of perforations thereforprovided in the ends of the connecting-rod, to lock the same in place insaid tee-couplings, and supporting-hooks on the tee-couplings.

3. A hammock-supporter comprising a pair of legs for each end, atee-coupling on the upper end of each leg, bushings inserted in andjointedly connecting the tee-couplings of each pair of legs, meanslimiting the lateral extension of the legs, a two-part separableconnecting-rod, the ends of which are slidably inserted in the eyes ofsaid tee-couplings, a hook arranged to be inserted in one of a series ofperforations therefor provided in the ends of the connectingrod, to lockthe same in place in said tee-couplings, and supporting-hooks on thetee-couplings.

4. 1n a hammock supporter, the combination of a pair of legs for eachend, tee-couplings on the upper ends of each leg, bushings inserted inand jointedly connecting said teecouplings of each pair of legs, aconnectingrod having perforations in its ends and adapted to be slidablyinserted in said tee-couplings, collars inserted on the bushingintermediate of each pair of tee-couplings, pendent supporting-hooks onsaid collars, and hooks secured to said collars arranged to be insertedin perforations in the ends of the Witnesses:

RALPH R. DUNIWAY, OEcrL LONG.

